April 2024 • Vol. 103, No. 3
feature articles
Ceramic crucibles: Market drivers and novel developments in molten metal processing
A new generation of novel ceramic crucibles meet the performance needs of extreme processing environments while remaining reasonably priced.
by Rehan Afzal and Keith J. DeCarlo
3D-printed ceramics in investment casting: Rewriting the rules for efficient casting core production
Harnessing Lithoz’s ultraprecise lithography-based ceramic manufacturing 3D printing technology to fabricate ceramic casting cores allows for the creation of precise and complex metal components for aerospace applications.
by Alice Elt and Peter Schneider
Advancing a new era for aerospace: Ultrahigh-density carbon–carbon composites through safe and affordable FAST processing
Field assisted sintering technology developed by materials research and development company MATECH produces a new class of ultrahigh-density carbon–carbon composites for next-generation aerospace applications.
by Edward J. A. Pope
C&GM
When smaller is better: The promise of nanomaterials
The promise of nanotechnology has started to materialize in many industrial sectors, but challenges remain in converting research lab findings to scaled-up commercial production.
by David Holthaus
C&GM
Nanoparticles will change the world, but whether it is for the better depends on decisions made now
Nanotechnologies that change the world for the better require coordinating science and ethics to shape how they are used and controlled long after they are created.
by Kristin Omberg
C&GM
Looking to the past and the future of NIOSH nanotechnology guidance
As the NIOSH Nanotechnology Research Center (NTRC) celebrates its 20th anniversary, NTRC personnel Jay Vietas and Lilia Chen look back over two decades of NIOSH NTRC published guidance to help reduce worker exposures to engineered nanomaterials.
by Jay Vietas and Lilia Chen
columns
AACCM: Expanding the market for manufactured ceramic components • by Doug Thurman
Global abrasive market: Materials, products, and applications • by BCC Publishing Staff
Ceramics to improve manufacturing • by Jonathon Foreman
Deciphering the Discipline
MAX phases: Opening new doorways with machinable ceramics • by Miloš Dujović
meetings
Calendar & upcoming dates:
GOMD 2024, 10th International Congress on Ceramics, MS&T24, and PACRIM16
on the cover
High-performance ProCaster ceramic crucibles by Blasch Precision Ceramics. These crucibles are engineered for coreless induction furnaces up to 5,000-pound capacity. Credit: Blasch Precision Ceramics